George Edward Davenport correspondence. Senders H-K, 1873-1907 (inclusive)
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George Edward Davenport correspondence. Senders H-K, 1873-1907 (inclusive)
- Publication date
- 1873
- Topics
- Botanists, Davenport, Geo. E. (George Edward), 1833-1907 -- Correspondence, Botanists -- Correspondence
- Collection
- biodiversity; harvardbotanylibraries; Harvard_University
- Contributor
- Harvard University Botany Libraries
- Language
- English
- Volume
- Senders Ha-Hi, 1874-1906
- Item Size
- 25.5M
Approximately 155 letters
Consists of letters written to George Davenport from 48 correspondents with surnames starting with H-K, mostly regarding botany. Correspondents are: John Gilbert Baker, Thomas Harvey Haines, Oscar Harger, Mark Walrod Harrington, Ellen A. Harwood, Clark C. Haskins, Cyrus A. Hawes, Helen D. Hawley, Benjamin James Hawthorne, Tracy Elliot Hazen, Edward R. Heacock, Samuel Storrow Higginson, A.J. Hinckley, Isaac Holden, J.W. Holland, Thodor Holm, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Charlotte Nichols Horner, Frederick Hinsdale Horsford, Frances Belle Horton, Abby P. Hosmer, Eliza Hosmer, Jane Hosmer, Mary T. Hotchkiss, Joseph Howell, Thomas Jefferson Howell, George Duryee Hulst, George W. Humphrew, John Warren Huntington, Samuel George Isaman, Anne B. Jackson, Robert Tracy Jackson, Edwin Costley Jellett, Charles William Jenks, Henry Griswold Jesup, Charles F. Johnson, Joseph Ellis Johnson, Lewis Ralph Jones, Marcus Eugene Jones, Henry Dutton Keeler, George Golding Kennedy, Laura Frances Kimball, John D. King, Alfred Brooker Klugh, Charles J.A. Knowles, E.C. Knox, and Engelbert Krauskopf
George Edward Davenport Correspondence. George Edward Davenport Papers. Archives, Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University Herbaria
George Edward Davenport (1833-1907) was a businessman and botanist from Boston who chiefly studied ferns. He was a member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, New England Botanical Club, and Torrey Botanical Club, and a founding member of The Middlesex Scientific Field Club. He published articles on ferns, forestry, and horticulture in many botanical journals. Davenport was also active in promoting the conservation of the Middlesex Fells, was a long-time member of the Medford School Committee, was involved in the anti-slavery movement, and was interested in labor reform. Davenport was married to Mary Francis and they had ten children, eight of whom survived him. They moved from South Boston to Medford in 1875, and he died in 1907 while taking a walk in the Middlesex Fells
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Consists of letters written to George Davenport from 48 correspondents with surnames starting with H-K, mostly regarding botany. Correspondents are: John Gilbert Baker, Thomas Harvey Haines, Oscar Harger, Mark Walrod Harrington, Ellen A. Harwood, Clark C. Haskins, Cyrus A. Hawes, Helen D. Hawley, Benjamin James Hawthorne, Tracy Elliot Hazen, Edward R. Heacock, Samuel Storrow Higginson, A.J. Hinckley, Isaac Holden, J.W. Holland, Thodor Holm, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Charlotte Nichols Horner, Frederick Hinsdale Horsford, Frances Belle Horton, Abby P. Hosmer, Eliza Hosmer, Jane Hosmer, Mary T. Hotchkiss, Joseph Howell, Thomas Jefferson Howell, George Duryee Hulst, George W. Humphrew, John Warren Huntington, Samuel George Isaman, Anne B. Jackson, Robert Tracy Jackson, Edwin Costley Jellett, Charles William Jenks, Henry Griswold Jesup, Charles F. Johnson, Joseph Ellis Johnson, Lewis Ralph Jones, Marcus Eugene Jones, Henry Dutton Keeler, George Golding Kennedy, Laura Frances Kimball, John D. King, Alfred Brooker Klugh, Charles J.A. Knowles, E.C. Knox, and Engelbert Krauskopf
George Edward Davenport Correspondence. George Edward Davenport Papers. Archives, Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University Herbaria
George Edward Davenport (1833-1907) was a businessman and botanist from Boston who chiefly studied ferns. He was a member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, New England Botanical Club, and Torrey Botanical Club, and a founding member of The Middlesex Scientific Field Club. He published articles on ferns, forestry, and horticulture in many botanical journals. Davenport was also active in promoting the conservation of the Middlesex Fells, was a long-time member of the Medford School Committee, was involved in the anti-slavery movement, and was interested in labor reform. Davenport was married to Mary Francis and they had ten children, eight of whom survived him. They moved from South Boston to Medford in 1875, and he died in 1907 while taking a walk in the Middlesex Fells
Electronic finding aid available
- Abstract
- Consists of letters written to George Davenport from 48 correspondents with surnames starting with H-K, mostly regarding botany. Correspondents are: John Gilbert Baker, Thomas Harvey Haines, Oscar Harger, Mark Walrod Harrington, Ellen A. Harwood, Clark C. Haskins, Cyrus A. Hawes, Helen D. Hawley, Benjamin James Hawthorne, Tracy Elliot Hazen, Edward R. Heacock, Samuel Storrow Higginson, A.J. Hinckley, Isaac Holden, J.W. Holland, Thodor Holm, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Charlotte Nichols Horner, Frederick Hinsdale Horsford, Frances Belle Horton, Abby P. Hosmer, Eliza Hosmer, Jane Hosmer, Mary T. Hotchkiss, Joseph Howell, Thomas Jefferson Howell, George Duryee Hulst, George W. Humphrew, John Warren Huntington, Samuel George Isaman, Anne B. Jackson, Robert Tracy Jackson, Edwin Costley Jellett, Charles William Jenks, Henry Griswold Jesup, Charles F. Johnson, Joseph Ellis Johnson, Lewis Ralph Jones, Marcus Eugene Jones, Henry Dutton Keeler, George Golding Kennedy, Laura Frances Kimball, John D. King, Alfred Brooker Klugh, Charles J.A. Knowles, E.C. Knox, and Engelbert Krauskopf.
- Addeddate
- 2018-07-10 14:46:55
- Associated-names
- Jesup, Henry G. (Henry Griswold), 1826-1903, correspondent; Hawley, Helen D., correspondent; Higginson, Samuel Storrow, correspondent; Holden, Isaac, 1832-1903, correspondent; Horner, Charlotte N. S., correspondent; Horton, Frances Belle, correspondent; Hosmer, Eliza, correspondent; Howell, Joseph, 1830-1912, correspondent; Jones, Marcus E. (Marcus Eugene), 1852-1934, correspondent; Kennedy, George G. (George Golding), 1841-1918, correspondent
- Call number
- deane_field_co_davenport_Ha-Hi
- Call-number
- deane_field_co_davenport_Ha-Hi
- Foldoutcount
- 0
- Genre
- Correspondence.
- Identifier
- georgeedwarddav00daveag
- Identifier-ark
- ark:/13960/t5s82c80z
- Identifier-bib
- deane_field_co_davenport_Ha-Hi
- Ocr
- ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR)
- Pages
- 51
- Possible copyright status
- Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.
- Ppi
- 300
- Year
- 1874-1906
- Full catalog record
- MARCXML
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